PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Lincoln County Dept. of Public

Works, 27234 State Route

25N, Davenport, Washington

99122, is seeking

coverage under the Washington

State Department of

Ecology’s Constr u c t i o n

Stormwater, NPDES and

S t a t e W a s t e D i s -

charge General Permi t .

The proposed p r o j e c t s ,

known as the Miles Creston

Road Section 1 & 1B, County

Road Projects G-1034

& G-1035, are located between

M.P. 0.00 and 3.01

for section 1 and M.P. 3.01

and 4.66 for section 1B

on Miles Creston Road No.

95100. The project begins

at the intersection of Miles

Creston Road and State

Highway 2, approximately

1.8 miles Southeast of

Creston, Washington in Lincoln

County, and extends

4.66 to the intersection of

Copenhaver Rd. 51410

These projects involve approximately

18 acres of soil

disturbance to provide areas

for road expansion

and equipment storage.

Project activit ies wi l l include:

Remove the existing

asphalt surface; Install new

drainage pipes; Install guardrail;

Resurface approach

r o a d w a y w i t h c r u s h e d

and asphal t ic sur f a c ing

mat e r i a l ; R e c l amat i o n

o f all areas disturbed.

We have identified 5 potential

locations for stormwater

runoff that all eventually

lead to Welsh Creek. 4

of the locations are located

on Miles Creston Section

1 and the last is located

on Miles Creston Section

1B. Any and all potential locations

for stormwater discharge resulting

from construction and project

area to natural drainage channels

or to Welch Creek will be controlled

by the Best Management

Practices (BMP’s) practicable,

using the Stormwater

Management Manual for

Eastern Washington as a

guide

.BMP’s may include but not necessarily

be limited to the following:

 Work performed will be at low

flow in the dry periods of summer

 P r e s e r v e N a t u r a l V e g -

etation, Grass Lined Channels

and Bu f f e r Zones

 Stabilize Construction Entrances

and Road/Parking Areas

 T e m p o r a r y a n d P e r -

manent S e e d i n g upon

comp l e t i o n o f p r o j e c t

Any person(s) desiring to

present their views to the

Washington State Department

of Ecology regarding

this application, or interested

in Ecology’s action on

this application, may notify

Ecology in writing no

later than 30 days of the

last date of publication of

this notice. Ecology reviews

public comments and

considers whether d i s -

charges from this project

would cause a measurable

change in receiving water

quality, and, if so, whether

the project is necessary

and in the overriding public

interest according to Tier

II antidegradation requirements

under WAC 173-

201A-320. Publication dates

of this notice are March

25, 2024, and April 2, 2024.

Comments can be submitted

to: Department of Ecology

Attn: Water Quality Program,

Construc t ion Stormwater

P.O. Box 47696

Olympia, WA 98504-7696

Published March 21 amd 28,

2024